Brooch and clips combination



Nov. 30, 1937. TAVAN| 2,100,554

BROOCH AND CLIPS COMBINATION Filed Oct. 17, 1936 INVENTOR.

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2,100,554 v nnooon AND curs COMBINATION Gennaro Tava'nL'gBrooklym'N. Y, Application October 17, 1936, Serial No. 106,072

8 Claims (01. 63-1) i This invention relates to jewelry and more particularly refers to improvements in pin and clips combinations of the-type where a set of clips may be worn in the usual manner or may be combined to form a brooch with or without the addition of other ornamental elements.

A complete jewelry equipment for the well dressed woman generally calls for at least one set of clips and at least one brooch; on the other hand, a well dressed woman rarely wears too much jewelry at any one time so that generally the clips and the brooch are worn to the exclusion of each other.

It is therefore desirable to produce a set of clips adapted to be formed into a brooch to be wornat such times when the clips are not required, this making it possible to practically cut in half the expenditure which would otherwise be required by the necessity of procuring both aset of clips :and a brooch.

The idea of combining a set of two clips as elements of a composite brooch is not in'a broad sense new; but such arrangements as have come to my notice are generally open to objections the use of specially constructed clips and also requiring complicated manipulations and resulting in the production of rather heavy and bulky brooch combinations.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a novel and improved type of brooch mounting adapted to be used and interlock with dress clips of ordinary construction in order to form a brooch assemblage requiring no change whatever in the construction of the clips themselves.

Another object is to provide a brooch mounting adapted to be used in combination with a set of dress clips in order to form a brooch, said brooch mounting being of a very simple and inexpensive connected from the dress clips.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will more fully appear as the descrip-' tion proceeds and will in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figxl is a rear view in'elevation of a brooch embodying my invention;

be set forth and claimed Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section.

thereof in an enlarged scale through line Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front view in elevation of the brooch mounting shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. is a vertical sectional view in an enlarged H connected or disa otalsupports ofnthe two adjoining clips, the

projecting ridge such as shown at '25, 25 along 10 said inner edge. H

On the ridge of each clip is permanently fixed a pivotal support 21, 28, for a spring clasp 29, 36 used for clamping the clip onto the coat lapelin the usual manner. base 3|, 32 projecting beyond the inner edge of 1 its corresponding ridge 25, 26, so'as toform a clearance space 33,; 3'4, with'the'rear surface 35, 36 of the corresponding front. ornamental member; r

So far as described the construction of the clips is one generally to be found in dress clips of standard construction purely intended for. use as dress clips, as such. By virtue of my present invention two such dress clips may be joined to form a brooch as shown in the drawing, without. the necessityof making any change whatever in the construction of the clips themselves. v

To this end, I provide a longitudinally extend ing body portion 37 from which depends a central tongue 38, the width ofwhichcorresponds to the distance between the inner-edges of the pivotal supports .21, 28, when the two clipsare ar' ranged with their inner edges in abutting relation to each other. as shown. Said mounting also comprises two latch tongues 39, 40, one at each side of tongue 38, said latch tongues being laterally spaced from said tongue 38 as shown at 4|, 42, a distance corresponding to that intervening between the outer edge of the base: of. the corresponding pivotal support and the inner edge of the ridge carrying said support;-

By. virtue of this construction, the threetongues 38, 3,9, 40 can be inserted endwise along the pivtongue 38 restingagainst the exposed portion of. the adjoining rear surface of the ridges, and tongues 39, 40 remaining withinthe clearance spaces 33, 34, under the basesof pivotal supports 3|, 32 respectively, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The length of latch tongues 39, 40 is such that they extend for the full length of the pivotal supports and then snap into engagement with the outer end of said supports, the tip end of said latch, tongues; being to this end formed with. .55

Each pivotal support has a 15 I a tooth such as shown at 43, 44, engaging the outer end surface of said supports, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

The two clips will thus remain securely joined to each other to form the brooch assemblage shown in Fig. 1. The tongues 38, 39, 40 are preferably frontwardly spaced from the body portion 3'! in order to make it possible for said body portion to partly overlap the upper part of the clasps 29, 30, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. This makes it possible to locate the safety pin structure rearwardly extending from the rear sur face of the body portion, at the proper height with respect to the longitudinal central line of the clips, the preferred position for said. safety pin structure being somewhat above said central line, as shown in the drawing. The safety pin structure comprises as usual a pivotal support. 45, a. longitudinally extending pin 46 having an end pivotally connected to said support and a; catch 41 at the other end for locking the free end of said pin in position.

In order to release a clip from the mounting it is sufficient to depress the tip end of the corresponding tongue 39 or 4% and slide the clip off in a downward direction with respect to Fig. 1. The fact that the clips are held in position by downwardly directed latch tongues makes it necessary to make absolutely sure that the tongues are properly latched because otherwise a clip might slip down of its own accord.

In order to avoid this possibility the mounting can be made in the form shown in Fig. 5 where the latch tongues shown at 48 are bent upwardly from the lower end 49 of the body portion 50, as shown at 5|. With this type of mounting the clips are not only locked by the latch tongues but are also supported thereby so that even if the tongues are not fully inserted to the latching position the weight of the clips cannot cause them. to slip off of their own accord.

In view of the fact that although the outer surface of the ridge in the clips shown is on the same plane with the inner edge of the clip, in

some cases the ridge may be inwardly spaced a short distance from. said inner'edge, so that the central tongue would then remain between. the two ridges instead of overlapping them; the claims are, therefore, to: be read in the light. of this possibility.

Other minor constructional details of my invention may vary from those shown without departing from the inventive idea- The drawing. should, therefore, be understood as being intended for illustrative purposes only and not in a limiting sense.

Accordingly, I reserve the right to carry my invention into practice in all those ways and manners which may enter, fairly, into the scope of the appended claims.

I claim? 7 l. A mounting for dress clips of the type comprising a front ornamental member having a ridge rearwardly projecting from its rear surface along its inner edge, a spring clasp, and a pivotal support for said clasp having its base made integral with said ridge and projecting beyond the inner side thereof so as to'leave a clearance between said base and the rear surface of said front ornamental member, said mounting comprising two latchtongues spaced from each other a distance corresponding to the.- distance between the inner surfaces of their ridges when two clips are arranged with their inner edges in abutting relation to each other, each tongue being. insertable endwise under the projecting portion of the base of the pivotal support of the corresponding clip and having its outer end adapted to engage and interlock with the outer end of said support so as to form with said clip a composite brooch assemblage.

2. A mounting for dress clips of the type comprising a front ornamental member having a ridge rearwardly projecting from its rear surface along. its inner edge, a spring clasp, and a pivotal support for said clasp having its base made integral with said ridge and projecting beyond the inner side thereof so as to leave a clearance between said base and the rear surface of said front ornamental member, said mounting comprising two latch tongues spaced from each other a distance corresponding to the distance between the inner surfaces of their ridges when two clips are arranged with their inner edges in abutting relation to each other, each tongue being insertable endwise under the projecting portion of the base of the pivotal support of the corresponding clip and having its outer end adapted to engage and interlock with the outer end of said support so as to form with said clip a composite brooch assemblage, said mounting having a safety pin structure rearwardly' extending from the rear surface thereof.

3. A mounting for dress clips of the type comprising a front ornamental 7 member having, a. ridge rearwardly projecting from its rear surface along the inner edge thereof, ,a spring clasp, and a pivotal support for said clasp having. its base made integral with said ridge and projecting beyond one of the edges thereof so as to leave a clearance between said base and the rear surface of said front ornamental member, said mounting comprising a central tongue and two side tongues each spaced from the axis of said central tongue a distance corresponding to the thickness of the ridge at the corresponding side thereof, when two clips are arranged with their inner edges in abut.-.

ting relation to each other, such of said tongues as will remain under the projecting. portion of the base of each support when said tongues are inserted endwise alongside said ridges, having their outer ends adapted to engage and interlock with the outer end of said support so as to form with said clips a composite brooch assemblage.

4. A mounting for dress clips of the type comprising a front ornamental member having av ridge rearwardly projecting from its rear surface along the inner edge thereof, a spring clasp,. and a pivotal support for said clasp having its base made integral with. said ridge and projecting beyond one of the edges thereof so as to leave a clearance between said base and the rear surface of said front ornamental member, said mounting comprising a central tongue and two side tongues each spaced from the axis of said central tongue a distance. corresponding to the thickness of the ridge at the corresponding side thereof when two clips are arranged. with. their inner edges in abutting relation to each other, such of said tongues as will remain under the projecting portion of the base of each: support when said tongues are inserted endwise alongside said ridges, having their outer ends: adapted to engage and interlock with the outer end of said support so as to form with said clips a; composite brooch assemblage, said mounting having. a safety pin structure rearwardly extending from the rear surface thereof.

5. A mounting for dress clips of the type comprising a front ornamental member having. a

ridge rearwardly projecting from its rear surface along its inner edge, a spring clasp, and a pivotal support for said clasp having its base made integral with said ridge and projecting beyond the inner side thereof so as to leave a clearance between said base and the rear surface of said front ornamental member, said mounting comprising a body portion and two latch tongues upturned from the lower edge and spaced from said body portion, said tongues being spaced from each other a distance corresponding to the distance between the inner surfaces of their ridges when two clips are arranged with their inner edges in abutting relation to eachother, each tongue being insertable endwise under the pro-' jecting portion of the base of the pivotal support of the corresponding clip and having its outer end adapted to engage and interlock with the outer end of said support so as to form with said clips a composite brooch assemblage.

6. A mounting for dress clips of the type comprising a front ornamental member having a ridge projecting from its rear surface along the inner edge thereof, a spring clasp, and a pivotal support for said clasp having its base made integral with said ridge and projecting beyond one of the edges thereof so as to leave a clearance between saidbase and the rear surface of said front ornamental member, said mounting comprising a body portion, a central tongue upturned from the lower edge of and spaced from said body portion, and two side tongues also upturned from the lower edge of and spaced from said body portion, said side tongues being each spaced from the axis of said central tongue a distance corresponding to the thickness of the ridge at the corresponding side thereof, when two clips are arranged with their inner edges in abutting relation to each other, such of said tongues as will remain under the projecting portion of the base of each support when said tongues are inserted endwise alongside said ridges, having their outer ends adapted to engage and interlock with the outer end of said support so as to form with said clips a composite brooch assemblage, said mounting having a safety pin structure rearwardly extending from the rear surface of said body portion.

'7. A composite brooch consisting of a pair of dress clips each comprising a front ornamental member having a ridge rearwardly projecting and the rear surface of said front ornamental ,member, said clips being arranged end to end with their inner edges in abutting relation .to each other, and a supporting mounting for said clips, said mounting comprising two latch tongues spaced from each other a distance corresponding to the distance between the inner surface of the ridges of said clips, each tongue being inserted endwise under the projecting portion of the base of the pivotal support of the corresponding clip and having its outer end engagingand interlocking with the outer end of said support so as to form with said clips a composite brooch assemblage, and a safety pin structure rearwardly extending from the rear surface of saidmounting.

8. A composite brooch consisting of a pair of dress clips each comprising a front ornamental member having a ridge rearwardly projecting from its rear surfacealong the inner edge thereof, a spring clasp, and a pivotal support for said clasp having its base made integral with said ridge and projecting beyond one of the edges thereof so as to leave a clearance between said base and the rear surface of said ornamental member, said clips being arranged end to end with their inner edges in abutting relation to each other, and a supporting mounting for said clips,

said mounting comprising a control tongue abutting against the two adjoining edge portions of said clips, and two side tongues each spaced from the axis of said central tongue a distance corresponding to the thickness of the ridge at the correspondingside thereof, when two clips are arranged with their inner edges in abutting relation to each other, such of said tongues as will remain under the projecting portion of the base of each support having their outer ends engaging and interlocking with the outer end of said support so as to form with said clips a composite brooch assemblage, and a safety pin structure I rearwardly extending from the-rear surface of said mounting.

GENNARO TAVANI. 

